​Would you like to become more familiar with the basic teaching of the Catholic Church? A study group of English-speaking people meets twice a month at the Studium Catholicum, Ritarikatu 3 b A 4, Helsinki. The study group is open to all those who are interested.

Early Autumn Dates

Monday, September 2nd at 18.30Monday, September 16th at 18.30Monday, October 14th at 18.30

The Welcoming Team Spring Programme is here! Join us for talks on the finances of the Catholic Church in Finland (February 26), World Youth Day and the role of young people in the Church (March 12) as well as our traditional picnic (June 11).

We welcome anyone who is interested, whether you Catholic or not! For more information about the Welcoming Team, please click here.

Fr. Carsten Barwasser OP, a teacher of dogmatic and fundamental theology, will be visiting the Studium Catholicum in mid-October. On Tuesday, October 18, he will give a talk on Religious Freedom and the Truth of Revelation at 7 p.m.

Catholic-Lutheran & Catholic-Orthodox & Lutheran-OrthodoxTheological Tuesday Encounters on Authority in the ChurchWhen: Tuesday 20th January 14–16Where: The German Congregation in Helsinki, Bernhardinkatu 4, the parish hallWho: Bishop Matti Repo, Lutheran & Professor Antoine Levy, CatholicWhat: A Theological Tuesday Encounter titled The ultimate source of authority in the Church - Can we agree on a binding Christian teaching?Moderator: Protopresbyter Heikki Huttunen, OrthodoxPlease note that two further encounters will be held on March 3rd and May 5th